Litigation management system and method of providing the same
First Claim
1. A method of providing a web-based litigation management system comprising:
- (a) receiving an assignment request for a lawsuit by at least one user;
(b) reviewing said request and initiating a litigation portfolio for said lawsuit;
(c) receiving information concerning events, actions or details of said lawsuit from said at least one user;
(d) posting said information concerning events, actions or details of said lawsuit to said litigation portfolio; and
(e) providing at least one output result to said at least one user, wherein said output result includes at least one;
litigation practice standard;
system control;
system alert;
litigation metrics;
litigation file management action;
searchable litigation materials, and/or real time access to case status, documents, performance metrics, and/or litigation process workflow.
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Abstract
A web-based litigation management system and method which enables users, e.g., lawyers and clients, to monitor and manage at least one lawsuit in a litigation portfolio, manage the performance and expenses of the at least one lawsuit and compile controls/metrics that may be utilized in evaluating and streamlining future litigation is disclosed. Monitoring of a lawsuit is achieved via the entry and update of actual results, actions and events which occur throughout the litigation process. The litigation management system also allows users to: compare budgeted results, actions and expenses with actual results, actions and expenses; monitor and review legal documents; calculate litigation controls/metrics; compare the results of pre-selected lawsuit portfolios and the performance of the individuals involved in those lawsuits; document litigation guidelines as required by the client and the lawyer'"'"'s theory of the case, and provide easy data entry and browsing and searching of documents.
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1. A method of providing a web-based litigation management system comprising:
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(a) receiving an assignment request for a lawsuit by at least one user;
(b) reviewing said request and initiating a litigation portfolio for said lawsuit;
(c) receiving information concerning events, actions or details of said lawsuit from said at least one user;
(d) posting said information concerning events, actions or details of said lawsuit to said litigation portfolio; and
(e) providing at least one output result to said at least one user, wherein said output result includes at least one;
litigation practice standard;
system control;
system alert;
litigation metrics;
litigation file management action;
searchable litigation materials, and/or real time access to case status, documents, performance metrics, and/or litigation process workflow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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